Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 124 | 120 | 110 | 88 | 64 | 98 | 50 | 284 | 234 | 194 | 135 | 91 | 102 | 93 | 89 | 97 | 93 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 112 | 201 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.88m | 5:56PM1.79m | 6:22AM1.85m | 6:43PM1.73m | 7:10AM1.80m | 7:31PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.18m | 11:52AM0.24m | 00:10AM0.24m | 12:41PM0.30m | 00:57AM0.30m | 1:30PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 127 | 124 | 120 | 110 | 88 | 64 | 27 | 37 | 215 | 234 | 194 | 135 | 91 | 81 | 71 | 89 | 89 | 42 | 31 | 39 | 43 | 112 | 201 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 83 | 80 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 102 | 93 | 84 | 97 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 79 | 79 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 8 | S 19 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | SW 7 | S 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | E 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 93 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 98 | 46 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
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